This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. If you’re interested in weaving multiple images into a seamless panorama, placing text on paths and shapes, or any of the countless other things you can do with Photoshop CS2’s myriad new features, this is the place to get up to speed on them fast! In these pages best-selling authors and Photoshop masters Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas use task-based instruction and strong visual aids to teach you all of the Photoshop essentials: from basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, importing and editing digital photos, and more. Incisive text, crystal-clear screen shots, and step-by-step instructions bring the art of digital image manipulation to your desktop. Now you can take the ball and run with it, creating your own composite masterpieces that take full advantage of Photoshop’s tight integration with the other products in Adobe’s Creative Suite. Armed with the tips and techniques Elaine and Peter share here, you’ll be ready for any Photoshop CS2 project.

If you’re interested in weaving multiple images into a seamless panorama, placing text on paths and shapes, or any of the countless other things you can do with Photoshop CS2’s myriad new features, this is the place to get up to speed on them fast! In these pages best-selling authors and Photoshop masters Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas use task-based instruction and strong visual aids to teach you all of the Photoshop essentials: from basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, importing and editing digital photos, and more. Incisive text, crystal-clear screen shots, and step-by-step instructions bring the art of digital image manipulation to your desktop. Now you can take the ball and run with it, creating your own composite masterpieces that take full advantage of Photoshop’s tight integration with the other products in Adobe’s Creative Suite. Armed with the tips and techniques Elaine and Peter share here, you’ll be ready for any Photoshop CS2 project.

If you're interested in weaving multiple images into a seamless panorama, placing text on paths and shapes, or any of the countless other things you can do with Photoshop CS2's myriad new features, this is the place to get up to speed on them fast! In these pages best-selling authors and Photoshop masters Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas use task-based instruction and strong visual aids to teach you all of the Photoshop essentials: from basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, importing and editing digital photos, and more. Incisive text, crystal-clear screen shots, and step-by-step instructions bring the art of digital image manipulation to your desktop. Now you can take the ball and run with it, creating your own composite masterpieces that take full advantage of Photoshop's tight integration with the other products in Adobe's Creative Suite. Armed with the tips and techniques Elaine and Peter share here, you'll be ready for any Photoshop CS2 project.

Average quality writing and examples
This is voluminous, but quantity does not make up for quality. Some chapters are sketchy, so I found much better tutorials on the net, and in other books.

Shouldn’t have to be this way. I’m glad I’m used to working with Photoshop, to do ok with the book.

IF I was getting one or two books on Photoshop, this would not be one of them.

These authors do not write clearly enough for beginners, and intermediate level PS users may be better served by buying higher ranked PS books, keyed to whether you are more into photography, or graphics.

book review
A book for people already familiar with photoshop, too complex for beginers, written in a dull way.

Very Helpful
This is an excellent book, which actually explains a lot about Photoshop for the newer user. It was recommended to me be by a professional and I am happy that I got it. Its only drawback is that none of the graphic charts are in color. Not terrible but it would certainly be helpful.

Another winner in the Visual Quickstart series
I had photoshop 5 and the corresponding Visual Quickstart guide. When I upgraded to CS2, I bought this book based on my satisfaction with the previous version. I was not disappointed.

The concept of these books is to provide a 1-3 page illustrated lesson on real world tasks. With photoshop, that works particularly well. I am an occasional user, and this book helps me get great results fast.

Good books
The book is pretty easy to get around and find what I want to do with the program.

I Am VERY(!) pleased
5-year Final cut pro editor, who never learned Photoshop. I bought the for Dummies volume, which was little help. On page 101 now of this 300 or so page book, and am ecstatic over the doors it’s already opened for the program. Read carefully, take your time... but you can’t go wrong with this!

Could of been better
This book contained a lot of information, but unfortunately the directions are rather shaky. The way they describe the information is correct, but telling you how to get to the steps is extremely hard to follow.
The book that I found much better is:
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers by Martin Evening

Excellent book!
Before I start, I know that this book is NOT the all-inclusive book and, yes, there will surely be things missed or glossed-over. After all, it’s called a Visual QUICKSTART Guide, not the Visual It’s-all-in-there Guide.

I bought the book for the Vanishing Point instructions: a whole page. I know, I know, but I looked online and the Adobe website instructions kept leading me astray. This book’s explanation nailed it the first time.

There is so much in this book it would take forever to list, and I don;t really feel that any one thing (other than the Vanishing Point) stands out to make mention of.

All of the screen shots are of a Mac interface, so if you REALLY have it out for Mac or just can’t see the connection then you may have trouble with that. Mac, Windows... it’s so close in functionality that it’s a no-brainer.

Get this book for your Photoshop CS2 needs.

Great!
Great step-by-step learning Adobe Photoshop CS2, this book is wonderful. For beginners or advanced users of Photoshop, is very good.

A Must Have
I have seen some reviews that said this can’t be used to learn Photoshop from the ground up, but that is untrue, because I used this book to teach myself Photoshop with absolutely no prior knowledge whatsoever, and it does a wonderful job of explaining everything. It pretty much covers everything, and I consider it a must have. The only reason it may not be for someone is if they don’t learn well from just reading; that, I admit, is a downside of this book. Sometimes it can be difficult to understand what they are talking about by just reading the instructions. If you are sitting by the computer though, it’s very easy to follow step by step. If you choose to buy a book with lessons, such as classroom in a book, then I definitely recommend this book as a follow-up.

A Really Great Book!!!
I’m a member of an online gaming community and I was wanting to learn how to make my own "Sigs". After a few hours of reading I was able to use layers to make my first kool looking sig. I also was able to use Photoshop for all the graphics on my web site. If you want to learn to use Photoshop, then this book is a MUST have...

The Manual that Should Have Been.
This is the book that should ship with Photoshop CS2. Excellent.

Error everywhere
You got what you paid for, from CH1, there are at least 4 errors, and it wastes me about 30 minutes to figure out on page 6. The author provides no error corrections of the book from his website. I am a graduated computer programmer and this is the worst book ever for a starter of photoshop.

photoshop cs2 book
awesome book, i bought it used but it’s like new! it wuz in such good shape i was impressed!

Great for easy and detailed reference of everything in Photoshop Menus/Tools
I found this a great book to go over and learn everything on how this program works (and lots of stuff that most training books don’t cover). Now true, I and others find it difficult to use as purely a training manual (I like projects to learn from) and this provides no projects. But after completing my How To Use Illustrator AND Photoshop books, I got this book to go through and have a real understanding of the menu’s and for easy and quick reference if I can’t figure out how to do something. So I highly recomend it for that reason alone. As for learning the programs from the ground up...depends on your learning style.

Photoshop CS2
From my "basic knowledge" of Photoshop in the past, this book is a great new look into Photoshop using PC or MAC for this year 2005!
Stevan Romano